"My junior brother is almost dead. Senior, what business do you have with us?"
Feng Heyun could no longer tolerate the old wizard's nonchalant demeanor and spoke in a sarcastic tone.
"He does look rather unwell," the old wizard said, as if suddenly realizing something. "I'll examine him first."
He used his divine consciousness to wander within Lu Shiqing's body.
Feng Heyun added from the side, "My junior brother had an accident while refining the Gu worm, which caused the Gu worm to enter his body and he was devoured by it."
The old wizard was skilled in Gu magic, so he could easily find out what was wrong with Lu Shiqing's body.
After withdrawing his divine sense, he clicked his tongue slightly. This wasn't a case of a Gu worm inside a human body; it was as if a person had grown on the Gu worm.
The situation was extremely complicated, and there were even traces of fungal poisoning in the body.
"How is my junior brother?" Feng Heyun asked hurriedly.
"I want to know what kind of shock he suffered that made him risk his life to create such a dangerous Gu worm," the old wizard said, his voice slightly surprised.
Looking at the man before him, whose face was purple and whose brows were furrowed, Lu Shiqing's actions could be described as almost insane.
"Who knows? He locks himself in the Gu-refining room every day, and we can't even see his face."
Was it because Shen Sangri left that he was provoked?
He shook his head and muttered under his breath, "Third Brother hates her so much, he probably wishes she would leave."
Feng Heyun then asked, "Senior, do you have a way to cure him?"
"Wait here for a moment," the old wizard said, rummaging through his layers of robes. "Perhaps we can fight poison with poison."
"Only by having Gu worms devour Gu worms can his crisis be resolved."
He took out several glass bottles in succession, the same ones he had given to Chen Sangruo before.
The types of Gu worms in Lu Shiqing's body are naturally more than one type, as the method of fighting poison with poison requires more than one type of Gu worm.
The Gu worms inside the glass bottle correspond to the various Gu worms he detected in Lu Shiqing's body.
As he fumbled around, the old wizard's expression suddenly froze.
"What's wrong, senior?" Feng Heyun stared intently at him, not missing this expression.
The old wizard did not hide anything and answered truthfully: "Your junior brother is missing a type of Gu worm, called the Firefly Gu Worm."
"It was taken by another person who entered the building a couple of days ago."
"What? So my junior brother is beyond saving?" Feng Heyun's expression was grim.
"What do you mean 'hopeless'? It just means that a kind of Gu worm will remain in his body. His life is not in danger."
The old wizard genuinely doubted whether the two were actually fellow disciples, since he kept saying that Lu Shiqing was going to die.
"Can the old wizard still refine those glowing Gu worms?" Feng Heyun pressed.
The old wizard shook his head.
"Senior, are you deliberately playing a trick on me? How could someone of your cultivation level forget the method of refining Gu?" Feng Heyun raised his voice, his eyes filled with disbelief.
Feng Heyun's attitude greatly displeased the old wizard, who said impatiently, "Not to mention that the refining of the Firefly Gu Worm takes a very long time."
Even someone as idle as him, in the thousands of years he has only managed to forge a pair.
"The fireflies used to refine the Firefly Gu are now protecting demonic beasts in the Illusory Realm. If you hunt them, you will be punished by the heavens." The old wizard sneered and mocked, "If you are willing to suffer the punishment of the heavens for your junior brother, you can go and find those fireflies."
Feng Heyun swallowed hard. How could someone who even had to send the sick Lu Shiqing to test poison be willing to suffer divine retribution for him? His previous imposing manner vanished completely.
Moreover, the Illusory Realm is a very strange place, and divine punishment may very well really exist.
Surely his dear third junior brother wouldn't want to trade his life for his own, right?
Feng Heyun convinced himself in this way.
Seeing his appearance, the old wizard's mockery intensified.
Their so-called deep brotherhood is nothing more than this.
As if sensing the old wizard's gaze, Feng Heyun naturally didn't want to be laughed at by others.
He changed his approach again, "Who took the Firefly Gu Worm?"
Floating Cloud Tower has no obligation to keep the secrets of those who enter.
But faced with such an unruly and impolite Feng Heyun, the old wizard would not tell him Shen Sangruo's name; let them figure it out themselves.
He only said one sentence: "No comment."
"Can't I say that? I am a disciple of Lingxiao Zhenren of the Feiyun Sect. Would I go and rob him by force?" Feng Heyun wanted to lash out, but since they were on someone else's turf, he could only reason with the old wizard.
"Senior wizard, my third junior brother's life is in danger. Please tell me that person's name. No matter what, I must get that glowing Gu worm for my third junior brother."
The old wizard felt a headache coming on and said irritably, "Even if I tell you, what then? They might not give it to you."
"You think you're the only one with a fellow disciple? Aren't they also trying to save their third senior brother?"
Are even Lingxiao Zhenren's disciples acting so unreasonably?
"If you want me to save your junior brother, then shut your mouth."
“Otherwise, even if Master Lingxiao came here, I would not hand over the remaining Gu worms to you.” The old wizard angrily flung his sleeves.
However, Feng Heyun's attention was focused on the old wizard's words, "save my third senior brother."
It made him think of someone.
Shen Sanruo is also in the Illusory Realm, and she did arrive at Wuqing Village before them. Lu Shiqing happens to be her "third senior brother". Are these all coincidences?
Perhaps it was because she couldn't let go of Lu Shiqing after seeing him being devoured by the Gu worm that she came to visit the old wizard, saying she wanted to save her "third senior brother" and begged the firefly Gu worm to leave.
Feng Heyun thought about it and realized it was possible. He even came up with a reason why she only asked to get rid of the Yingying Gu worm: perhaps she was unaware of Lu Shiqing's condition.
Although the title "Third Senior Brother" is very common in the cultivation world, he still subconsciously felt that the person was Shen Sangruo.
Feng Heyun's reasoning was a classic case of the process being completely wrong, but the result being correct.
He made a thoughtful gesture.
If it really is her, then does her saying "Third Senior Brother" mean that she still holds them in her heart and still recognizes them?
Thinking of this, Feng Heyun was extremely excited and couldn't help but ask, "May I ask the old wizard, is the person who took away the Firefly Gu Worm named Shen Sangruo?"
The old wizard looked surprised. How could he guess that it was Shen Sangruo as soon as he opened his mouth?
Do they know each other and know her whereabouts and purpose?
The old wizard was still guessing in his mind that Feng Heyun could no longer suppress his anger, and hurriedly asked:
"Senior wizard, just tell us if it's her or not. We are her senior brothers, how could we possibly harm her?"
Since Shen Sanruo still considers them her senior brothers, he is naturally still willing to call her junior sister.
"And maybe she came to find you because of my junior brother, her third senior brother. Senior, please don't keep it from me anymore."
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